Now that Rep. Jon Draud has a new job, he will be resigning from his positions in the legislature and Northern Kentucky University.
On Sunday, the state Board of Education selected Draud, 69, a Republican legislator from Kenton County, to be state education commissioner in a unanimous vote.
Draud said he submitted his letters of resignation, including one to Governor-elect Steve Beshear. Both resignations will be effective Sunday. He starts the commissioner job Monday.
And this frorm a KDE press release:
(FRANKFORT, Ky.) – The Kentucky Board of Education will hold its regular meeting on Thursday and Friday, December 6 and 7, in the State Board Room of the Capital Plaza Tower.
On Thursday, the board will meet in full session at 9 a.m., with the Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment Committee meeting after lunch. On Friday, the board’s Management Committee will meet at 9 a.m., and the board will meet in full session after the end of the committee meeting.
On Thursday morning, the board will present the annual Joe Kelly Award, which is given to businesspeople who have offered outstanding leadership and service toward promoting school improvement and equitable educational opportunities for all Kentucky children.
Agenda items include a draft report from the Commission on Interscholastic Athletics, discussions of proficiency and a review of items related to the Support Education Excellence in Kentucky (SEEK) funding formula.
A full agenda follows.
KENTUCKY BOARD OF EDUCATION
DECEMBER 6-7, 2007
STATE BOARD ROOM
FIRST FLOOR, CAPITAL PLAZA TOWER
FRANKFORT, KENTUCKY
Thursday, December 6, 2007
BUSINESS SESSION - FULL BOARD
STATE BOARD ROOM
9:00 a.m. (EDT)
I. Call to Order
II. Roll Call
III. Approval of minutes from the October 3-4, 2007 regular meeting
IV. Report of the Secretary of the Education Cabinet
V. Report of the President of the Council on Postsecondary Education
VI. Report from the Kentucky Board of Education Chair on the Wallace Foundation National Conference titled "Education Leadership: A Bridge to School Reform" and on the Commissioner’s Search process
VII. Report of the Executive Director of the Education Professional Standards Board
VIII. Report from the Pre-K to 16 Council
IX. Report of the Commissioner of Education
X. Full Board Items
A. Draft report from the Commission on Interscholastic Athletics -- Jane Adams Venters, Commission Chair; 60-minute presentation/discussion
B. 702 KAR 1:001, Implementation guidelines - Kentucky School Facilities Planning Manual (Review)-- Larry Stinson and Mark Ryles; 60-minute presentation/discussion
C. Hearing Officer's Report -- Kevin Noland; 10-minute presentation/discussion
XI. Presentation of the Joseph Kelly Award
XII. Lunch Honoring the Joseph Kelly Award Winner
(Lunch provided for KBE members, Invited Guests and Commissioner’s Planning Committee members/Associates only)
XIII. Full Board Items (Cont'd)
D. Update on Adolescent Literacy - Jamie Spugnardi and Michael Miller; 45-minute presentation/discussion
COMMITTEE MEETINGS
STATE BOARD ROOM
XIV. Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment Committee Meeting
A. Action/Discussion Items
1. Waiver for Daviess County Schools' Potential Commonwealth Diploma Recipients
2. 705 KAR 4:250, Energy Technology Engineering Career Pathway, Ordinary and Emergency Versions
B. Review Items
1. Update on the performance of students at the Kentucky School for the Blind (KSB) and the Kentucky School for the Deaf (KSD) as indicated by CATS scores (Charts are confidential and under separate cover since some scores represent less than ten students)
2. What proficiency looks like
HOLIDAY CELEBRATION
CAPITAL PLAZA HOTEL
6:00 p.m. (EST)
(No business to be conducted)
RECESS
Friday, December 7, 2007
BUSINESS SESSION - FULL BOARD
STATE BOARD ROOM
9:00 a.m. (EST)
XV. Management Committee Meeting
A. Action/Consent Items
1. 2007-2008 Local District Tax Rates Levied
2. District Facility Plans: Bullitt County, Fort Thomas and Fulton Independent School Districts
3. District facility plan amendments: McCracken, Menifee and Montgomery Counties and Russellville Independent
B. Action/Discussion Items
1. Release of Frankfort Independent from a Declaration of Emergency
2. 702 KAR 3:130, Internal Accounting (Final)
C. Review Items
1. 702 KAR 3:270, SEEK Funding Formula
2. 702 KAR 7:065, Designation of Agent to Manage High School Interscholastic Athletics
3. KHSAA Annual Reporting Requirements
4. Kentucky High School Athletic Association (KHSAA) Title IX update of Phase 2 of the 2007-2008 KHSAA Audit Visit Schedule
BUSINESS SESSION - FULL BOARD
STATE BOARD ROOM
XVI. Full Board Items
A. 703 KAR 5:020, The formula for determining school accountability (Review)-- Ken Draut, Rhonda Sims and Kevin Hill; 20-minute presentation/discussion
B. 703 KAR 5:060, Interim Accountability Model, and the Concordance Model (Review) -- Ken Draut, Rhonda Sims and Kevin Hill; 20-minute presentation/discussion
C. 703 KAR 5:001, Assessment and Accountability Definitions (Review) -- Ken Draut, Rhonda Sims and Kevin Hill; 10-minute presentation/discussion
XVII. Approval of Action/Consent Agenda Items (approved as a block of items)
A. School District Tax Rates Levied
B. District facility plans
XVIII. Report of the Management Committee on Action/Discussion Items
XIX. Report of the Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment Committee on Action/Discussion Items
XX. Board Member Sharing
XXI. Information Items
A. KDE Employment Report
XXII. Litigation Report
XXIII. Internal Board Business
XXIV. Adjournment
XXV. Lunch
(Lunch provided for KBE members, Invited Guests and Commissioner’s Planning Committee members/Associates only)
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